Wall-bed.



N. B. DOUGLASS.

WALL BED.

APPLICATION FILED 1111111.28, 191.2.

18, 1916. 2 SHEETS-s111251 1.

W A M t m Fw N. B. DOUGLASS.

WALL BED.

APPLlcATloN HLEDMAR. 28. 1912.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON. D. C.

WALL-BED.

LISOJULE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. i8, 19116.

Application led March 28, 1912. Serial No. 686,847.

To all whom z't may concern:

Beit known that I, NAPOLEON B. DOUG- LAss, citizen of the United States,residing at Berkeley, in the county of Alameda and State of California,have invented new and useful Improvements in Wall-Beds, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to wall beds, and pertains especially to a wallbed arrangement by which a full-sized double bed may be so mountedin acloset having a door of ordinary width, that this bed can swing in andout of the closet through an arc of 180 without interference with orfrom the door.

The Object of the present invention is to provide a wall bed mounting inwhich a bed is mounted at one side of a wall opening and adjacent to thebutt edges of the door which usually forms a closure for the opening; nopart of the weight of the bed however being carried by the door; therebeing employed in conjunction with this door a panel on the bedmounting, co-acting with the door to give finish to the structure and toavoid clumsy, cumbersome and unsightly construction, all as will behereinafter explained.

The invention consists of the parts and the combination and constructionof parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, havingreference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation in partial section, showing the invention. Fig. 2 is a.

plan view in partial section through the closet and door, showing theinvention; the bed being disposed in the closet as shown in full line,the dotted lines indicating the bed partially reversed. Fig. 3 is a Viewsimilar to Fig. 2, with the parts in reverse position.

A is a closet or recess normally closed by the door 2, which is hingedat 3. This door is an ordinary stock door. 4 is a. full-sized, doublebed, considerably wider than the door, and mounted on a bed-carryingbracket frame 5, so as to be turned in a vertical plane and stand ineither of the two positions indicated in Fig. 1.

The invention resides in the manner of mounting the bed in the closetand independent of the door, so far as the latter carrying any weight isconcerned, so that when the door is opened the bed may swing to completereversal in either direction, through an arc of 180.

The bed-carrying structure 5 is mounted ona vertical standard or tubesection 6, whlch is rigidly connected to two bracket arms 7 at top andbottom; each of these arms having pintles 8 suitably stepped in 5c thetop and bottom of the door opening and approximate to the hinges 3 ofthe door, but

in no wise connected with the door, or the door jamb. The arms 7 andstandard 6 are placed to oneside of the center of the bed 55 where awide bed is used, a suiiicient distance to allow the proper clearance ofthe bed with the door frame when the bed is reversed.

In order to cause the bed to turn in uni- 73 son with the door 2 Iprefer to connect the edge of the bed-carrying structure 5 with the edgeof the door on the side which is within the closet, by a toggle orjointed link 9. In order to completely close the closet 75 opening whenthe bed is opened out for use I attach a panel l0 to the back of thebedcarrying frame and I may hinge a small door 11 to the opposite doorjamb, as shown at 12; this small door being adapted to open 8o outwardlyfrom the interior of the closet and form a joint with the adjacent edgeof the panel l0, when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 3.This small door affords easy access to the closet. 35

When the bed is in the closet as shown in full lines Fig. 2, access maythen be had to the closet by simply opening the door 2 and swinging theparts in to the dotted line position indicated. f

By the mounting of the bed on the frame i formed by the arm 7 andstandard 6, and y, pivoting the arm 7 as shown at 8, I dof away with allreversing links and simply swing the bed in a true circle about thepivots 8, as a center; it being understood that the frame 5 whichcarries the bed is rigid on the standard 6 and that the latter isrigidly connected with the arm 7. The v length of the arm 7 issufficient to allow the 100 bed to stand in vertical planes parallelwith the closet wall, irrespective of whether the bed is in the closetor out of it.

From the foregoing it will be observed that the crank arms 7 arevertically pivoted 105 to one edge of the closet opening and adjacent tothe butt edges of the door 2; the door carrying no part of the weight ofthe structure. The panel 10 on the bed frame is complementary to thedoor 2; being adapted 110 to stand in continuation of and in the sameplane with the door when the parts are opened in the position shown inFig. 3. Vhen the door is fully closed the panel 10 stands behindthevwall in the closet and out of the plane of the door 2 when thelatter' is closed. The panel 10 is necessary not only to give finish andform a back-ground or wall against which the bed has the appearance ofbeing shoved up against when out 'or use, but it forms a barrier or wallagainst drafts. The door 2 and panel 10 forms a combination andmechanical movement novel and peculiar in the wall bed business and hasresulted in the increased economy in manufacture and reduction of spacenecessary for manipulation.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is- The combination with a receptacle having a dooropening and a door hinged at one edge to the side wall of the openingfor closing the latter, of a bed frame greater in width than said dooropening, a vvertically arranged shaft having upper and lower 'crank armsrigidly connected to the shaft with the free ends of said arms pivotallymounted 1n top and bottom bearings 1n the .door opening, whereby saidshaft may be NAPOLEON B. I) OUGLASS.

lVitnesses HARRY B. STEARNS, HARRY P. THOMAS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

